28th Fantasia International Film Festival

The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival was held from 18 July to 4 August 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1][2]

• Matt Johnson, Canadian filmmaker – Jury President^[3]
• Steve Dollar, American film critic
• Rob Jabbaz, Canadian filmmaker
• Kristina Klebe, American actress and filmmaker
• Ariane Louis-Seize, French-Canadian filmmaker

• Rain Rannu, Estonian filmmaker – Jury President^[3]
• Sapna Moti Bhavnani, Indian filmmaker
• Éric S. Boisvert, Canadian filmmaker
• Amelia Moses, Canadian filmmaker

• Heidi Honeycutt, American film critic – Jury President^[3]
• Jean Anne Lauer, American professor and festival programmer
• Emily Lerer, Canadian filmmaker
• Gary Pullin, American illustrator
• Alex Williams, American film acquisitions executive

• Johane Matte, Canadian story artist – Jury President^[3]
• Jonathan Alvarez, American film acquisitions executive
• Elizabeth E. Schuch, American filmmaker

• Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Canadian filmmaker – Jury President^[3]
• Caroline Labrèche, Canadian filmmaker
• Francesco Giannini, Canadian filmmaker
• Serena Whitney, Canadian film programmer and filmmaker
• Trevor Anderson, Canadian filmmaker

• Luca Jalbert, French-Canadian filmmaker – Jury President^[3]
• Livia Gilbert, French-Canadian comedian
• Vincent Feller, French-Canadian comedian

• Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau, French-Canadian film critic – Jury President^[3]
• Prune Paycha, French-Canadian film critic and photographer
• Guillaume Potvin, French-Canadian film critic

• Yves Rivard, French-Canadian film critic

The Fantasia Retro section honors feature works that shaped the history of genre filmmaking.^[7]

The Anime no bento program features highlights from new anime releases.^[9]

The Circo Animato section of the festival showcases new animated short films from around the world.

The Sepentrion Shadows program features works from the northern regions of Canada.^[11]

The Underground program features works from international regions of the world.^[12]

• Prix Denis-Héroux Award — André Forcier^[1]
• Trailblazer Award — Vincenzo Natali^[1]
• Cheval Noir Award — Mike Flanagan^[1]

• Best Film — The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre de la Patelière, Matthieu Delaporte^[13]
  • Special Jury Mention — Electrophilia — Lucía Puenzo^[13]
• Best Director — Mash Ville — Hwang Wook^[13]
• Best Screenplay — Electrophilia — Lucía Puenzo, Lorena Ventimiglia^[13]
• Best Cinematography — Inti Briones, Rita (dir. Jayro Bustamante)^[13]
• Best Editing — Penalty Loop (dir. Shinji Araki)^[13]
• Best Motion Picture Score — Penalty Loop (dir. Shinji Araki)^[13]
• Outstanding Performance Award — Mariana di Girolamo, Electrophilia; Anna Starchenko, Steppenwolf; Berik Aitzhanov, Steppenwolf^[13]

• Best First Feature — Self Driver — Michael Pierro^[13]
• Special Jury Mentions — Chainsaws Were Singing — Sander Maran); Kidnapping Inc. — Bruno Mourral^[13]

• Best Film — Empty Jars — Guillermo Ribbeck^[13]
• Best Director — Björn Schagerström, Headache^[13]
• Best Screenplay — Iván Maureira and Guillermo Ribbeck, Empty Jars (dir. Guillermo Ribbeck)^[13]
• Best Cinematography — Be Right Back (dirs. Gabe Ibañez and Lucas Paulino)^[13]
• Best Editing — Night Fishing (dir. Moon Byoung-gon)^[13]
• Best Score — Blitzmusik (dir. Martin Amiot)^[13]
• Outstanding Performance — Ana Burgos, Empty Jars; Amed Bozan, Jenny Gustavsson, and Torkel Petersson, Headache^[13]
• Special Jury Mention (Best Film) — The Streetlight — Sophia Parella^[13]

• Best Animated Feature — Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain — Kenji Nakamura^[13]
• Special Jury Mention (Best Animated Feature) — The Missing — Carl Joseph Papa^[13]
• Best Animated Short
  • Gold — Wild Animal — Tianyun Lyu^[13]
  • Silver – Itch — Maggie Zeng^[13]
  • Bronze — Trumpet Voice — David Monarte Serna. Pilar Smoje Gueico^[13]

• Best Director (Feature Film) — Naomi Jaye, Darkest Miriam^[13]
• Special Jury Mention — Karl R. Hearne, The G^[13]

• Best Film – Me and My Victim — Maurane, Billy Pedlow^[13]
• Special Jury Mention – Vulcanizadora — Joel Potrykus^[13]

• Best Film
  • Gold – Eyes — Yoojae Choi, Hyokyoung Nam^[13]
  • Silver – Two One Two — Shira Avni^[13]
  • Bronze – The Girl with the Occupied Eyes — Andre Carrilho^[13]

• The Beast Within — Alexander J. Farrell

• Best International Feature
  • Gold: Bookworm — Ant Timpson^[14]
  • Silver: The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre de la Patelière, Matthieu Delaporte^[14]
  • Bronze: RATS! — Maxwell Nalevansky, Carl Fry^[14]
• Best International Short
  • Gold: Faces^[14]
  • Silver: Streetlight^[14]
  • Bronze: Les yeux d’Olga^[14]
• Best Asian Feature
  • Gold: A Samurai in Time — Junichi Yasuda^[14]
  • Silver: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In — Soi Cheang^[14]
  • Bronze: Penalty Loop — Shinji Araki^[14]
• Best Asian Short
  • Gold: Memory^[14]
  • Silver: Wanna Die Wanna Kill^[14]
  • Bronze: Night Fishing^[14]
• Best Documentary Feature: Voïvod: We Are Connected — Felipe Belalcazar^[14]
• Best Animated Feature
  • Gold: Ghost Cat Anzu — Yōko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita^[14]
  • Silver: The Missing — Carl Joseph Papa^[14]
  • Bronze: Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain — Kenji Nakamura^[14]
• Best Animated Short
  • Gold: Ruthless Blade^[14]
  • Silver: Lantern Blade, Episode Three^[14]
  • Bronze: Les Bêtes; Number 32. Giant Fish (tie)^[14]
• Best Canadian Feature
  • Gold: Self Driver — Michael Pierro^[14]
  • Silver: The Silent Planet — Jeffrey St. Jules^[14]
  • Bronze: Scared Shitless — Vivieno Caldinelli^[14]
• Best Canadian Short
  • Gold: The Shitty Ride — Cole Doran^[14]
  • Silver: Dirty Bad Wrong — Erica Orofino^[14]
  • Bronze: Bath Bomb — Colin G. Cooper^[14]
• Best Quebec Feature
  • Gold: Kidnapping Inc. — Bruno Mourral^[14]
  • Silver: Hunting Daze (Jour de chasse) — Annick Blanc^[14]
  • Bronze: Ababooned (Ababouiné) — André Forcier^[14]
• Best Quebec Short
  • Gold: The Image Seller^[14]
  • Silver: Mourir en silence^[14]
  • Bronze: Réinsertion; Bring Back Guillaume (tie)^[14]

• Official website
• Fantasia International Film Festival at FilmFreeway